I went to the House in the Jungle today and of course I was armed with my camera and telephoto lens. I have a 300mm lens and it still wasn't really enough. The animals weren't cooperating today. I got photos of macaques and this bird in today's photo is one of a pair playing about in the trees. None of them were ever near enough for me to get a proper shot. The silver leaf monkeys which quite often do come into range, were feeding in the distance. I could see them but had no chance of photographing them. So I had to crop this photo. Yes, I am hanging my head in shame.
I don't know what bird this is but it will be a very simple fix. I've sent copies out to my family. My mum and dad might know what it is but I'll be really surprised if my sister didn't. I chase fish. They chase birds. My sister is a nut-case bird watcher but of course I didn't say that and you didn't read it. She's likely more dedicated to her art than I am.
Edit: Mum won the race. She just replied me and correctly identified it as a Raffles' Malkoha, a species of cuckoo. Unique among the cuckoo family, the male and female of this species have a different appearance (sexual dimorphism). A picture of the female follows.
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